Valdas Benkunskas
Lithuanian politician
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Valdas Benkunskas (born 1 November 1984) is a Lithuanian politician currently serving as Mayor of Vilnius since 26 April 2023.
Valdas Benkunskas | |
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| Mayor of Vilnius | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Remigijus Šimašius |
| Deputy Chairperson of the Homeland Union | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2015 | |
| Chairman | Laurynas Kasčiūnas |
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| Born | 1 November 1984 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | Homeland Union |
| Mykolas Romeris University | |
Biography
In 2003 he graduated from the Vydūnas Junior High School in Šilutė, and in 2009 he got a degree at the Faculty of Law at the Mykolas Romeris University. From 2008–2015 he was an assistant to Paulius Saudargas, a member of the Seimas.
Since 2011, he was a member of the Vilnius city council.[1][2] From 2015–2017 and from 2019, he was the deputy mayor of the city of Vilnius.[3] From 2020, he was a member of the European Committee of the Regions.
In the March 2023 elections, he became the mayor of Vilnius.[4] He remains a member of the Homeland Union party.
In November 2024, Benkunskas and his wife, opera soloist Vismantė, announced they are expecting a second child. The couple also have a daughter, Agota Ona.[5]